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Williams sisters are reach in the Wimbledon final again.

2009-07-02T12:17:00.000-07:00

Serena and Venus Williams won in contrasting fashion Thursday to set up their eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title and fourth all-sister Wimbledon final match .
Five-time winner Venus defeated Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0 and reach her eighth Wimbledon final.She needed only 51 minutes.Two-time champion Serena saved a match point and overcame Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 in 2 hours, 49 minutes — the longest women's semifinal at Wimbledon in at least 40 years.

Wimbledon 2009 : Results of the day-3

2009-06-24T11:05:00.000-07:00

Some important results of the day-3 .

Gentleman's Singles

1.Roger Federer SUI(2) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ESP (6-2,6-2,6-4)
2.Tommy Haas GER(24) vs Michael Llodra FRA (Retired)(4-3)
3.Novak Djokovic SRB(4)vs Simon Greul GER (7-5,6-1,6-4)
4.Fernando Verdasco ESP(7)vs Kristof Vliegen BEL (7-6,6-7,7-6,6-4)
5.Tommy Robredo ESP(15)vs Stefan Koubek AUT (3-6,4-6,6-4,7-6,6-1)
6.Dudi Sela ISR vs Rainer Schuettler GER(18)(7-6,6-3,6-2)

Ladies' Singles

1.Gisela Dulko ARG vs Maria Sharapova RUS(24)(6-2,3-6,6-4)
2.Serena Williams USA(2) vs Jarmila Groth AUS(6-2,6-1)
3.Victoria Azarenka BLR(8)vs Ioana Raluca Olaru ROU (6-0,6-0)
4.Daniela Hantuchova SVK vs Jie Zheng CHN (16) (6-3,7-5)
5.Dominika Cibulkova SVK(14)vs Urszula Radwanska POL (6-2,6-4)
6.Nadia Petrova RUS(10)vs Shahar Peer ISR (6-3,6-2)
7.Vera Zvonareva RUS(7)vs Mathilde Johansson FRA (6-1,6-3)

Wimbledon statistics and records

2009-06-22T04:59:00.000-07:00

Source:Wimbledon Official Web Site

Countries whose representatives have won the 121 Gentlemen’s Singles Championships:

United States (33), British Isles (32), Australia (21), France (7), Sweden (7), Switzerland (5), Germany (4), New Zealand (4),Great Britain (3), Czechoslovakia (1), Egypt (1), Netherlands (1), Spain (1), Croatia (1),

Countries whose representatives have won the 114 Ladies’ Singles Championships:

United States (51), British Isles (29), Germany (8), Great Britain (7), France (7), Australia (5), Brazil (3), Czech Republic (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), Russia (1)

Winners of most Gentlemen’s Singles’ Championships

7	P. Sampras (USA)	1993-1995, 1997-2000
7	W.C. Renshaw (BRI)	1881-1886, 1889

Winners of most Gentlemen’s Doubles Championships

9	T.A. Woodbridge (AUS)	1993-1997, 2000, 2002-2004
8	H.L. Doherty (BRI)	1897-1901, 1903-1905
8	R.F. Doherty (BRI)	1897-1901, 1903-1905

Winners of most Ladies’ Singles Championships

9	Miss M. Navratilova (USA)	1978, 1979, 1982-1987, 1990
8	Miss H.N. Wills/Mrs. F.S Moody (USA)	1927-1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938

Winners of most Ladies’ Doubles Championships

Miss E.M. Ryan (USA)

1914, 1919-1923, 1925-1927, 1930, 1933, 1934

Winners of most Mixed Doubles Championships – Gentlemen

4	O.K. Davidson (AUS)	1967, 1971, 1973, 1974
4	K.N. Fletcher (AUS)	1963, 1965, 1966, 1968
4	E.V. Seixas (USA)	1953-1956

Winner of most Mixed Doubles Championships – Ladies

Miss E.M. Ryan (USA)

1919, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932

Winner of most Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships – Gentlemen

H.L. Doherty (BRI)

5 singles, 8 doubles 1897-1906

Winner of most Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships – Ladies

20	Miss B.J. Moffit/Mrs. L.W. King (USA)	6 singles, 10 doubles, 4 mixed 1961-1979
20	Miss M. Navratilova (TCH/USA)	9 singles, 7 doubles, 4 mixed 1976-2003
19	Miss E.M. Ryan (USA)	12 doubles, 7 mixed 1914-1934

Winners of Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships in One Year – Gentlemen

1937	J.D. Budge (USA)
1938	J.D. Budge (USA)
1939	R.L. Riggs (USA)
1952	F.A. Sedgman (AUS)

Winners of Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships in One Year – Ladies

1920	Miss S.R.F. Lenglen (FRA)
1922	Miss S.R.F. Lenglen (FRA)
1925	Miss S.R.F. Lenglen (FRA)
1939	Miss A. Marble (USA)
1948	Miss A.L. Brough (USA)
1950	Miss A.L. Brough (USA)
1951	Miss D.J. Hart (USA)
1967	Mrs. L.W. King (USA)
1973	Mrs. L.W. King (USA)

Youngest Champions

Gentlemen’s Singles	B.F. Becker (GER)	17 years, 227 days (1985)
Gentlemen’s Doubles	R.D. Ralston (USA)	17 years, 341 days (1960)
Ladies’ Singles	Miss C. Dod (BRI)	15 years, 285 days (1887)
Ladies’ Doubles	Miss M. Hingis (SUI)	15 years, 282 days (1996)
Mixed Doubles	R.G. Laver (AUS)	20 years, 328 days (1959)
	Miss S.J. Williams (USA)	16 years, 282 days (1998)

Oldest Champions

Gentlemen’s Singles	A.W. Gore (BRI)	41 years, 182 days (1909)
Gentlemen’s Doubles	G.P. Mulloy (USA)	43 years, 226 days (1957)
Ladies’ Singles	Mrs A Sterry (BRI)	37 years, 282 days (1908)
Ladies’ Doubles	Miss E.M. Ryan (USA)	42 years, 152 days (1934)
Mixed Doubles	S.E. Stewart (USA)	42 years, 28 days (1988)
	Miss M. Navratilova (TCH/USA)	46 years, 261 days (2003)

The Youngest Competitors

Gentlemen’s Singles	S.B.B. Wood (USA)	15 years, 231 days (1927)
Gentlemen’s Doubles	S.B.B. Wood (USA)	15 years, 234 days (1927)
Ladies’ Singles	Miss J.M. Capriati (USA)	14 years, 90 days (1990)
Ladies’ Doubles	Miss J.M. Capriati (USA)	14 years, 92 days (1990)

The Oldest Competitors

Gentlemen’s Singles	M.J.G Ritchie (GBR)	55 years, 247 days (1926)
Gentlemen’s Doubles	J.R. Borotra (FRA)	65 years, 317 days (1964)
Ladies’ Singles	Mrs. A.E. O’Neill (GBR)	54 years, 304 days (1922)
Ladies’ Doubles	Mrs. C.O. Tuckey (GBR)	54 years, 352 days (1932)
Mixed Doubles	J.R. Borotra (FRA)	64 years, 320 days (1963)
	Mrs. A.E. O’Neil (GBR)	55 years, 304 days (1923)

The Youngest Seeds

Gentlemen’s Singles	B.R. Borg (SWE)	17 years, 19 days (1973)
Ladies’ Singles	Miss J.M. Capriati (USA)	14 years, 89 days (1990)

The Oldest Seeds

Gentlemen’s Singles	R.A. Gonzales (USA)	41 years, 45 days (1969)
Ladies' Singles	Mrs. L.W. King (USA)	39 years, 210 days (1983)

Shortest Players

Gentlemen	F.H. Ampon (PHI) 1948-1953	4 feet, 11 inches
Ladies	Miss C.G. Hoahing (GBR) 1937-1938, 1964-1961	4 feet, 9½ inches

Tallest Players

Gentlemen	I. Karlovic (CRO) 2003	6 feet, 10 inches
Ladies	Miss L.A. Davenport (USA) 1993-2001, 2003, 2004	6 feet 2½ inches
	Miss E. Bovina (RUS) 2001-2004

Most Matches Played at The Championships:

Ladies
326	Miss M Navratilova (TCH/USA) 1973-1996, 2000-2006	(Singles W 120, L 14; Doubles W 100, L 21; Mixed W 56 L 15)

(Singles W 119, L 13; Doubles W 89, L 18; Mixed W 52 L 12)

Gentlemen
223	J.R. Borotra (FRA) 1922-1939, 1948-1964	(Singles W 55, L 10; Doubles W 59, L 31; Doubles W 40, L 28)

Wimbledon 2009 : Schedule of Matches

2009-06-22T02:39:00.000-07:00

The 2009 Wimbledon Championships is a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slamevent of the year. It will take place at the All EnglandLawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England,United Kingdom, from Monday, June 22, through Sunday, July 5, 2009.

The grounds will open at 10.30 a.m. each day. On Courts 2-19, play is provisionally scheduled to start at noon for at least the first eight days and then at 11.00a.m. for the Junior matches on the middle Saturday and during the second week.

On Centre and No.1 Courts, play will start at 1.00 p.m., except on the final two days when play on these courts will start at 2.00 p.m. Please check the daily order of play.

Provisional Schedule of Matches

During the first week, the early rounds of the Men’s and Ladies’ Singles, Men’s, Ladies’ and Mixed Doubles will be played on all courts, with top seeds’ matches played on the show courts. On the middle Saturday the Veterans’ and Juniors’ events commence and will be played on the outside courts as well as on some of the show courts.

Start Dates: Competition:
Mon 22 June - Men's and Ladies' Singles
Tue 23 June - Men's and Ladies' Doubles
Fri 26 June - Mixed Doubles
Sat 27 June - Boy's and Girls' Singles
- Veterans' Invitational Doubles
Mon 29 June- Boy's and Girls' Doubles
Sat 4 July - Gentlemen's Wheelchair Doubles

In the second week, the finals of each competition begin. On the last three days on Court No.1, there will be a full programme of play; it will comprise juniors' and veterans' matches, with the possibility of Ladies' Doubles and Mixed Doubles' Semi-Finals.

Dates: Competition: Court:
Tue 30 June- Ladies' Singles (Quarter-Finals) CC & No.1
Wed 1 July - Men's Singles (Quarter-Finals) CC & No.1
Thu 2 July - Ladies' Singles (Semi-Finals)
- Men's Doubles (Semi-Finals) CC or No.1
- Ladies' Doubles (Quarter-Finals) CC
Fri 3 July - Men's Singles (Semi-Finals) CC
Sat 4 July - Ladies' Singles (Final)
- Men's Doubles (Final) CC
Sun 5 July - Men's Singles (Final)CC
- Ladies' Doubles (Final) CC
The Mixed Doubles Final will be played on either Saturday 4th or Sunday 5th July, on Centre or No.1 Court.

Order of Play

The Matches for each day are prepared in draft the previous evening by the Referee and submitted by him to the Order of Play committee for approval or amendment.

Every effort is made to have the potentially most attractive matches played on the courts with the most spectator accommodation, but care has also to be taken to give any player likely to go far in the tournament his or her fair share of the show courts.

Source:tennistours.com